NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Auxvasse, MO
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Auxvasse, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1902. Since 1950, 90 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 90
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Auxvasse
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Auxvasse; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1902, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 70 miles away. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 62% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Auxvasse. The highest rating among the 90 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on November 10, 1998, came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on April 10, 2001, killed 1 person. Of the 90, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 39 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on April 20, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities, 54% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Auxvasse. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 48 times since 1970, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 91% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Auxvasse.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Auxvasse
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Auxvasse: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Auxvasse
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s12
- 2000s21
- 1990s13(2 EF3+)
- 1980s11
- 1970s9(1 EF3+)
- 1960s11
- 1950s7
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 1998 | F3 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 16 |
| Nov 27, 1990 | F3 | 18 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F3 | 10 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 2025 | EF2 | 20 mi | 2.61 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 13, 2006 | F2 | 12 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 8, 1999 | F2 | 16 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 22, 1993 | F2 | 15 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1980 | F2 | 13 mi | 42.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1973 | F2 | 20 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Dec 8, 1966 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F2 | 16 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 4, 1956 | F2 | 15 mi | 11.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 90, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Auxvasse
The Storm Prediction Center has 48 hail reports within 10 miles of Auxvasse since 1970, made on 38 separate days. Of these, 30 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on June 8, 1982. The most recent report is from March 14, 2025. April has the most reports, 13.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Auxvasse
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mexico, MO, 11 miles north of Auxvasse at 802 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 38°F and 19°F. June is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 43.6 inches over 74 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 38 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 113 nights a year. That 43.6 inches is more than at 64 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (48%). Fulton, 12 miles south, has its own station (Fulton, MO): 44.2 inches a year, 0.6 more than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 19 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Feb | 43 | 23 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Mar | 54 | 32 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Apr | 66 | 43 | 4.7 | 8 |
| May | 75 | 54 | 5.1 | 9 |
| Jun | 84 | 63 | 5.2 | 7 |
| Jul | 88 | 67 | 4.4 | 7 |
| Aug | 87 | 65 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Sep | 79 | 56 | 4.9 | 6 |
| Oct | 68 | 45 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Nov | 54 | 34 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Dec | 42 | 24 | 2.3 | 5 |
| Year | 65 | 44 | 43.6 | 74 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mexico, MO (802 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Auxvasse
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 44 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Auxvasse: 38 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $626,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on April 20, 2025.
October 17, 2007: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Auxvasse — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “A swath of damaging downburst winds extended from Calwood, along Highway Z towards Interstate 70. A grain elevator sustained major damage in Calwood.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Callaway County, which includes Auxvasse, has been named in 29 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 21 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 severe storms, 6 floods, 4 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on August 3, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Callaway County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail and inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $22.4 million a year, the 39th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.6 million (52%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Auxvasse
- Mexico, MO11 mi
- Fulton, MO12 mi
- Wellsville, MO19 mi
- Centralia, MO19 mi
- Hallsville, MO19 mi
- Montgomery City, MO20 mi
- New Bloomfield, MO22 mi
- Columbia, MO23 mi
- Ashland, MO25 mi
- Sturgeon, MO25 mi
- Holts Summit, MO29 mi
- Vandalia, MO30 mi
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